Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 320

119th Congress

Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 9, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael K. Simpson

Representative

Republican

ID-2

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Taxation

Summary

This bill eliminates the marriage penalty in federal income taxes by making joint filer tax brackets exactly double the single filer brackets. It also eliminates the married filing separately option starting in 2025.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

SponsorMichael K. Simpson (R-ID)

Introduced1/9/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

ChamberHouse

Data from Congress.gov

See this page through your district lens

Enter ZIP to personalize representatives and vote context.

Stay on top of this issue

Subscribe for weekly bill and representative updates.

Vote Prediction

Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025

This bill eliminates the marriage penalty in federal income taxes by making joint filer tax brackets exactly double the single filer brackets. It also eliminates the married filing separately option starting in 2025.

Community Breakdown

Pass

0%

Fail

0%

0 predictions

This bill eliminates the marriage penalty in federal income taxes by making joint filer tax brackets exactly double the single filer brackets. It also eliminates the married filing separately option starting in 2025.

Bill Number: 320
Sponsor: Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)
Introduced: 1/9/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy Area: Taxation

Data from Congress.gov

AI-generated summary

Fact Sheet

Title: Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025
Bill Number: 320
Sponsor: Michael K. Simpson (R-ID)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced: 1/9/2025
Summary: This bill eliminates the marriage penalty in federal income taxes by making joint filer tax brackets exactly double the single filer brackets. It also eliminates the married filing separately option starting in 2025.

Data from Congress.gov

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill eliminates the marriage penalty in federal income taxes by making joint filer tax brackets exactly double the single filer brackets. It also eliminates the married filing separately option starting in 2025.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025This bill modifies the federal income tax rate brackets for married individuals filing joint federal income tax returns so that they are twice the amount of the federal income tax rate brackets for unmarried individuals filing federal income tax returns (thus eliminating the tax effect commonly known as the marriage penalty). Further, the bill eliminates the federal income tax rate brackets for married individuals filing separate federal income tax returns for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024. (An income tax rate bracket is a range of income that is taxed at a specific percentage to determine an individual’s income tax liability.)Thus, under the bill, the federal income tax rate bracket amounts that apply to a married individual are either (1) the individual federal income tax rate bracket amounts if such individual files an individual federal income tax return, or (2) twice such amounts if the individual files a joint federal income tax return with their spouse.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Doubles joint filer brackets to match two single filers
Eliminates marriage penalty in federal taxes
Removes married filing separately option after 2024
Simplifies tax brackets for married couples
Provides tax relief for two-income married couples

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Married couples would no longer pay higher taxes than they would as two single individuals earning the same income. This eliminates a longstanding quirk in the tax code that penalizes some married couples, especially dual-income households.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Taxation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

320, 119th Congress (2025). "Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-320

Public Opinions

Community submissions related to this bill.

Share your opinion

No public opinions yet. Be the first to submit one for this bill.

Related Bills in Taxation

HR 1827

Child Care Availability and Affordability Act

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

HR 2927

All-Americans Tax Relief Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

HR 2918

Family Business Legacy Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

S 1481

LOCAL Infrastructure Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.